Utility type · EEG baseline · metric dataset
Morning cortisol-linked motor readiness · alpha 8–13 Hz · N1
On the hypnopompic border, morning cortisol-linked motor readiness, concentrated at the exit toward waking plays out under N1 sleep at 8–13 Hz (alpha). Chemistry here runs cortisol axis, norepinephrine, orexin, and the markers people report are stretch urge, limb warmth return, jaw unclench. Gauges read 18/80/55 (atonia/arousal/coherence).
Cortical activity model
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| EEG min (Hz) | 8 |
| EEG max (Hz) | 13 |
| Band | alpha |
| Phase | N1 / awakening |
| Atonia state | N/A |
| Density score | 91 |
Somatic → text readout
Dataset readout: Morning cortisol-linked motor readiness in N1 (awakening). Cortical window 8–13 Hz (alpha). Atonia=N/A. Markers drive the text below — not dream-symbol meanings.
- stretch urge
- limb warmth return
- jaw unclench
- cortisol axis
- norepinephrine
- orexin
Mechanism stack
- Cortically, this row runs alpha at 8–13 Hz while morning cortisol-linked motor readiness, concentrated at the exit toward waking plays out in N1 sleep.
- Cortisol axis leads the chemistry here (tagged as a primary chemical driver in this dataset row); norepinephrine, orexin also show up; density for this row is 91.
- Dataset row #10026: atonia 18/100, arousal 80/100, coherence 55/100 — the motor brake is thin, so movement can leak through, against a higher-arousal backdrop.
- On this awakening row the markers stack as "limb warmth return" → "stretch urge" → "jaw unclench" — building toward the moment of waking.
- The BODY line on this page leans on "stretch urge" for this awakening/N1 row — scored as hardware, not metaphor.
The Lab treats "stretch urge" as a mechanism marker when it shows up near the exit toward wake in N1 sleep — not something to look up in a dictionary.
Somatic map
- limbs
- craniofacial
Felt on waking
On waking, the marker named most often is "stretch urge" with "limb warmth return" close behind. Because this row sits at awakening in N1 sleep, it is often the last thing you notice, arriving just as you surface.
Related physiology
This row connects to Cortex & EEG — the wake-like cortical activity that drives memory work in this stage.
How Lab Search uses this row
The Lab does not look up "stretch urge" in a symbol table — tied here to cortisol axis activity; it uses it to weight the BODY line of your N1 reading toward mechanism.
Which markers match waking recall?
Matches noted — open Lab Search with this somatic context.
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How to read Morning cortisol-linked motor readiness · alpha 8–13 Hz · N1
This row is Morning cortisol-linked motor readiness in N1 (awakening). Cortical window 8–13 Hz (alpha). Atonia state: N/A. Density 91. Chart seed 10026 is deterministic for this URL — the trace is a model of the row, not a clinical EEG.
Gauges on this page: atonia 18, arousal 80, coherence 55. Markers: stretch urge, limb warmth return, jaw unclench. Transmitters tagged: cortisol axis, norepinephrine, orexin. Those fields are why two “similar” titles are not duplicates. If a marker did not happen to you, say so — do not wear the whole row.
What the body is doing — not what the image “means”
On waking, the marker named most often is "stretch urge" with "limb warmth return" close behind. Because this row sits at awakening in N1 sleep, it is often the last thing you notice, arriving just as you surface. The Lab treats "stretch urge" as a mechanism marker when it shows up near the exit toward wake in N1 sleep — not something to look up in a dictionary.
- Cortically, this row runs alpha at 8–13 Hz while morning cortisol-linked motor readiness, concentrated at the exit toward waking plays out in N1 sleep.
- Cortisol axis leads the chemistry here (tagged as a primary chemical driver in this dataset row); norepinephrine, orexin also show up; density for this row is 91.
- Dataset row #10026: atonia 18/100, arousal 80/100, coherence 55/100 — the motor brake is thin, so movement can leak through, against a higher-arousal backdrop.
- On this awakening row the markers stack as "limb warmth return" → "stretch urge" → "jaw unclench" — building toward the moment of waking.
- The BODY line on this page leans on "stretch urge" for this awakening/N1 row — scored as hardware, not metaphor.
How Lab Search should use this row
The Lab does not look up "stretch urge" in a symbol table — tied here to cortisol axis activity; it uses it to weight the BODY line of your N1 reading toward mechanism. Then open Decode if you also have a plot. The plot is optional; the body line is not.
This utility will not treat Morning cortisol-linked motor readiness as a spirit, a pregnancy test, or a death omen. It will treat it as a stage-bound somatic metric. If symptoms are nightly, worsening, or include dream enactment, that is clinical, not catalog.
Find the mechanism behind tonight’s signal
Not a symbol dictionary. Describe what you remember — images, body sensations, waking state — in Lab Search for the closest dream or somatic mechanism page.
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